Tire-cover.



PATENT'ED JA'. '16,'V i905.

F. E. BOWERS.

TIRE COVER.

PPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1904.

GttozfnurS ,w OM o UNITED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT Ormes.

.TIRE-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,578, dated January10, 1905. Application iiled September 9, 1904. Serial No. 223,858'.

T0 @ZZ whom t 7am/y concern:

Be it known that I` FRnDsoN E. BOWERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTire-Covers; and 1 do hereby declare lthe following vto be a full,clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

In automobi-ling an extra tire with the machine is a wise precaution,and to carry one on the machine without a proper covering causes it todeteriorate from exposure to water, dust, oil, moisture, and isotherwise rendered liable to vbe injured.

`My invention is directed to giving the extra tire protection in apracticable Way by the provision of a cover having a novel constructionmade to inclose and conform to `the tire without a wrinkle, whereby itmay be carried as an ornament .on the machine. The case can be put onand removed from the tire in a few minutes.

The accompanying drawings illustrate in Figure l an incased wheel-tire.Fig. 2 shows in Side view two rings cut from fabric of equal width anddiameter. Fig. 3 shows, enlarged,

a strip of the same material of a length equal' to the outlinecircumference of the rings and of unvarying width. Fig. 4 is across-section showing the casing partially open. shows a cross-sectionof the tire and its inclosin'g case.l Fig. 6 is an outside View of aportion of the case. Y

The case is formed of three parts, two of l which are rings l l of thesame diameter and .width cut from a sheet of suitable fabric, suchv asblack enamel, the inner and outer edges 2 andof each ring being truecircles. The third section isa strip 4 of the same material, having alength equal to the circumference of the rings and of a width aboutone-third that of the full-size ring -and which I call the crown-strip,because it is for forming the arch or tread which unitesthe rings attheir outer edges and gives the correct curve to conform tothe tread ofthe incased tire. For- Fig. 5l

this purpose this crown strip has straight edges and is of the samewidth from end to end, and it is by reason of such form when itsstraight edges are united to the outer circular edges of the side ringsthat the three united parts form in their transverse section a truecircle without wrinkles when the rings are united at their inner edges.

The rings are eut radially, as at 5, to allow them to be opened, and thecrown-strip is stitched by inner hcins 1l to the outer circular edge ofeach ring. To the inner circular edge'of each ring is stitched astraight narrow binder-strip 6, folded to give strength to hold thehooks 7 in lacing' these folded strips so that their edges lap at theinner circle of the incased tire. The ends of the rings are reinforcedbyA transverse folded binders 8 8, stitched to the eut ends of the ringsand to the ends of their edge binders, and each of these endbinder-strips is provided with a buckle 9 and a strap 10, by which thecase is secured at its meeting ends.

The cases'are made to iit diiferent-size tires, and in applying it placeone end over the tire, fasten the strapat that end, and roll the tirearound until the case is on. Then draw up tightly until the case issmooth, letting one binderv overlap the other, and fasten the strap atthe overlapping binder. The lacing-string is then applied,-lacing fromhook to hook, drawing one binder tightly over the other and tying thelacing ends when they meet, lcausing the case to iit without a wrinkle,which after much experimenting I found that this result could only beobtained by uniting two circular sides with a straight crown-strip ortread.

I claimsl. As a new article of manufacture, a fabric tire case or cover,consisting of a circular tubular case of three parts, two sides ofidentical ring formand a -narrow crown-strip hav-A -ing parallel edgesuniting the circumferential circular edges, the inner circular edgesmeeting in a longitudinal seam, a' lacing for said seam andbuckle-and'-strap fastenings for the meeting ends of the case 9J. Atire'c'ase or cover consisting of three i to this speeiiieaition in thepresence of two Sub parts, two of which are of identical ring form, 1scziblng witnesses.,

the third having the form of i paiailelogranf., i A i l f w i if W) i,mi 'ii/ER. the edges Whexeo me united to the outer RME' 5GB j b 5 engesof the rings, and means for fastening Viitnesses:

JEREMIAH F. DGNOVAN,

the inner ring edges.

MATTHEW A. REYNQLDS.

In testimony whereof I have Signed my mme

